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Example Sentences

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When researchers compared the top 10% of participants with the highest enrichment scores to the bottom 10%, clear differences emerged.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

Their pay scale puts them at the bottom compared to other district employees and, as a result, union leaders insisted they receive a higher percentage raise than the other two unions.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

Here is a roundup of the 11 sectors of the S&P 500, sorted by their current forward P/E valuations relative to their Dec. 31 valuations, with the full index at the bottom of the list:

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

That season, the Rockets were limping along below .500 when they decided to sink to the bottom of the standings, losing 27 of their last 36 games.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

There was a railing along the bottom five steps: I grabbed it with my free hand and held on.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom